Objective. To analyze the pattern of dysrhythmias and arterial blood pressure changes occurring in acute drug intoxications. Method. Retrospective study concerning medical records from six years, regarding patients from Toxicology Clinic of Emergency Hospital of Iasi, Romania, admitted for acute drug poisoning. Arterial blood pressure values and patterns of abnormal electrocardiogram occurring ...

BACKGROUND Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical and biochemical syndrome, which is observed in some patients with acute chemical and/or pharmaceutical poisonings. We aimed to investigate rhabdomyolysis in patients with acute poisonings due to different chemicals, natural toxins or drug overdose. MATERIALS AND METHODS Following approval of the University medical research committee and obtaining inform...

BACKGROUND Fatalities resulting from paraquat (PQ) self-poisonings represent a major burden of this herbicide. Specific therapeutic approaches have been followed to interrupt its toxic pathway, namely decontamination measures to prevent PQ absorption and to increase its excretion from organism, as well as the administration of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs. Until now, none of th...

OBJECTIVE An epidemic of scopolamine poisonings occurred in Oslo in 2008 among users of illicit drugs, caused by fake Rohypnol pills. The clinical features, diagnostic process, and handling of the epidemic are presented. METHODS Suspected cases of scopolamine poisoning were extracted by reviewing registration forms from an ongoing prospective clinical study of acute poisonings in Oslo. Medica...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The emergency department of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary receives around 68,000 new adult admissions annually. All poisoning cases are admitted to a 14-bedded short-stay ward, except those admitted to intensive care or immediately discharged. This study aimed to analyse epidemiological trends and management of short-stay ward admissions for poisonings. METHOD AND RESULTS Adult...

Amanitin poisonings are among the most life-threatening mushroom poisonings, and mainly caused by genus Amanita. Hepatotoxicity is hallmark of amanitins, powerful toxins contained in these mushrooms, can require liver transplant. Among amatoxins, ?-amanitin studied. However, hypothesis a possible metabolism amanitins still controversial this pathophysiology. Therefore, there need clarification ...

Organophosphate poisoning is common seen in developing countries. Accidental rare inchildren but adolescents consume it with suicidal intention. Complications following op compound poisonings arewell known children acute pancreatitis a complication.[1-2] Hence we present case series ofchildren poisoning. All five cases were treated conservatively andsuccessfully discharged.

background: poisoning is one of the main causes of visits to emergency departments and hospitals in iran. drug and poison information centers (dpic) are reliable sources to guide poisoned patients and provide information about pharmaceutical agents. this study was designed to analyze recorded phone calls to iran dpics during 2011-2012. methods: this was a retrospective study on phone calls to d...

PURPOSE While carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is common in the USA, its incidence is uncertain. Fatal poisonings are counted with relative accuracy from death certificate data, but estimates of the more common nonfatal poisonings are either old or limited. This study was performed to estimate the number of emergency department (ED) visits annually in the USA for carbon monoxide poisoning. BASI...

Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine has accounted for numerous intentional and unintentional poisonings in China. In May 2002, the first known case of human illness in the United States caused by tetramethylenedisulfotetramine, a banned neurotoxic rodenticide from China, occurred in New York City. The clinical presentation after tetramethylenedisulfotetramine exposure is dose dependent, and the most...